New user in the U.S.

[Martin M]

Hello everyone!

I am new to the Forum, so I will explain myself. I will probably in the near future move to the U.S.A. and as a vaper I have been doing my research so far. For me it is important to know where I am buying from and where the product comes from. So I narrowed my research to 3 manufacturers:

V2 Cigs

Green Smoke

Blu Cigs

I know many of you will say there a tons of other different ones and maybe better ones, but I would like to kick-off with these ones that have been a lot advertised.
Down to my question: does anybody knows where the Liquids (Juices) inside the cartridges or liquid bottles from these companies come from? I am a really curious man and have my own concerns.

Thank you very much vape community, it is an honour to vape by your side (soon).

 

[00gt1]

If you're looking for cigalikes and are dead set on them, my .02 is that greensmoke is the leader. I have used all three and their stuff seems to be the best plus their flavors are the best tasting premade ones I have tasted. V2 is a close second, and I wouldn't waste your time with Blu As to where their liquids are made, not sure.

 

[Reverend Brimstone]

I'm not sure any the other two, but I do believe that Johnson Creek makes the juice for blu cigs. I'll tell you, personally, I went with the blu for a while... There are better cig-a-likes out there. Blu got to be just as expensive as regular smokes after a while. Just my opinion. Lots of us started there, myself included, so I'd never criticize the choice.

 

[Shellie]

V2 is China. Blu is USA. Don't know about green smoke, tho

 

[eratikmind]

Welcome to the ECF boards, Martin.

 

[Reverend Brimstone]

I'm not finding on the blu website any mention of Johnson Creek.. But I know for a fact they did make their juice within the last year. Can't find any mention of a third party juice manufacturer on green smoke or v2.. They both give the appearance of the juice being in-house. I've never tried their juice so I couldn't say anything about the quality.

 

[klynnn]

I have used v2 and their juices come from China. Their flavors are better than a lot I've tried. They are also very expensive using prefilled cartos. Your best bet is to buy a starter kit with 510 threading and try several different stand-alone juice makers.

 

[sub4me]

Blu uses Johnson Creek to make their liquid, at least they used to, and the information wasn't hard to locate on their site if you look. I have no idea of the others you mentioned.

If your insistent on you using a cig a like product I preferred Blus disposable much better then their cart refills. Blus disposables cost about $9.00 but the nic level is higher and they taste much better. When I did have a Blu kit I noticed right away that there's a big inconsistency in the carts flavors. Some taste great and others of the same flavor are horrible and the battery won't last any real length of time. You will spend more time charging batteries then you imagine. The best thing you can do is go for a smaller eGo battery with a tank if your looking for something small and buy USA made liquid.

 

[Reverend Brimstone]

I found that to be true as well. I would also have issues where some blu carts would just not last. Maybe ten to fifteen drags before they treated burnt.

 

[sub4me]

I liked Blus Vanilla (when I would get a good one) a lot but so many times I would get a new box of carts and it taste like burnt butter, it even smelled bad before I screwed it on the battery, and same thing with the tobacco flavor. Some where great while others were just bad and I also noticed many of them didn't last at all, a few puffs and its done, very strange.

 

[FormiddableFoe]

Would love to live in the US

 

[Warpigs]

Welcome to ECF!

 

[daleron]

Hello everyone!
Thank you very much vape community, it is an honour to vape by your side (soon).

Welcome to the forum and soon to the USA
I don't use any of those so "no comment"

 

[Mi Ch Ael]

Welcome to ECF !!

 

[ProjektMayhem]

I would definitely recommend the V2 Cigs. IMO they have the best vapor production and flavor on a cig-a-like especially if you use the clearomizers instead of the cartridges which I also highly recommend. It's actually cheaper to get a their clearos and fill them yourself instead of buying the prefilled cartos I used those when I first started vaping. I ordered the biggest starter kit they have which comes with all kinds of accessories and like 5 packs of cartridges. A couple of my batteries died after about 5 months of heavy use but they will replace them for free no questions asked.

I always thought that they made their juices in house but like someone else said they're from China. If you do go with V2 Cigs I would DEFINITELY recommend buying your juice elsewhere. $30 for 50ml of juice that isn't that great in quality/taste is a little steep considering I get my favorite juice for half that price at the local brick and mortar.

 

[Martin M]

Hello everyone!

You sure answer fast.

Thank you very much not only for the questions I've asked, but for the suggestions of e-cigarettes as well. At the moment I am vaping a Premium EVOD, but let's see once I get to the U.S. If any of you find more information about the production of the Liquids please do not hesitate to answer . I am a guy that likes to know what he is vaping haha.

Cheers to everyone!

Have a great week,
Martin

 

[Blargaha]

The best way to make sure you know where your juice is coming from is to buy a simple starter kit with a 510 threaded battery like others have already suggested. The battery time is better, the taste and vapor production is better, it's cheaper and you have an insane amount of different juices to choose from. One American made juice I've tried and really enjoyed is Mt Baker Vapor. The Blue Moo Juice is great.